1-600 Invasion Stripes – XL Large & XL Small Decals
These 1-600 Invasion Stripes – XL Large & XL Small Decals provide black-and-white recognition stripes for 1-600 scale aircraft miniatures representing Allied air forces. The subject covers 1944 Normandy campaign; select the marking combination appropriate to the aircraft being modelled.
Decal Information
The sheet provides Invasion Stripes – XL Large & XL Small markings for 1-600 scale aircraft miniatures.
The stripes consist of two black bands alternating with three white bands. Extra-large stripes are supplied for transports and larger twin-engine bombers; extra-small stripes are supplied for the smallest fighters.
They are printed on clear-background waterslide decal paper. They need to be individually cut out. Apply over a properly prepared and gloss-coated model surface using normal waterslide-decal techniques.
Key Historical Details
Region / Nation: Allied nations Service: Allied air forces Time Period: 1944 Normandy campaign Primary Marking: Black-and-white recognition stripes Scale: 1-600
Historical Information
Black-and-white invasion stripes were temporary recognition markings associated with the Allied landings in Normandy in June 1944. The alternating bands gave friendly aircraft a conspicuous visual identifier during operations involving large numbers of aircraft, ships and ground forces.
The familiar pattern used three white bands separated by two black bands. It supplemented national insignia rather than replacing them, allowing aircraft from different Allied services to share a common operational recognition scheme.
Fighters, fighter-bombers, transports and other participating aircraft carried the stripes. They are particularly associated with the aircraft supporting D-Day, including troop-carrying C-47s and tactical aircraft attacking targets behind the landing beaches.
Stripe application changed as the campaign progressed, and photographs show differences in coverage and finish. Match the number, width and position of bands to the aircraft and date; a decal's fit on a miniature alone does not establish that the aircraft carried invasion stripes.
